Educational/Resources
- The Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution, one of Washington’s oldest think tanks, is an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, and public education with an emphasis on economics, foreign policy, governance, and metropolitan policy.
- Center for Land Use Interpretation
This research organization is involved in exploring, examining, and understanding land and landscape issues by engaging in research, classification, extrapolation and exhibition.
- Congress for The New Urbanism
Working to reform North America’s urban growth patterns through restoration of urban centers, reconfiguration of sprawling suburbs, conservation of natural environments, and the preservation of our built legacy.
- Cyburbia
A selective directory of internet resources relevant to the built environment.
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
A nonprofit educational institution that studies and teaches land policy. Institute’s goals are to integrate the theory and practice of land use and taxation and to understand the multidisciplinary forces that influence them.
- Sonoran Institute
The Sonoran Institute works with communities to conserve and restore important natural landscapes in Western North America, including the wildlife and cultural values of these lands. The Institute’s efforts create lasting benefits, including healthy landscapes and vibrant livable communities that embrace conservation as an integral element of their economies and quality of life.
- Urban Land Institute
A nonprofit education and research institute providing resources in urban real estate development and land use. Includes online bookstore containing abstracts and contents pages.
